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Bamboozle founder gives post-mortem
After the cancellation of The Bamboozle festival, there was a great deal of speculation about what exactly happened; while originally reports pegged the problems on the rather straightforward issue of
being unprofitable
, founder John D. noted that there was more than that:
There was a falling out…2013-02-22 11:00:01

Bamboozle not returning to Asbury Park in 2013
In news that some are speculating will be the end of the festival in general, The Bamboozle has confirmed that it will not be taking place in Asbury Park, NJ next year. Launched in 2002, the event featured a mix of punk, post-hardcore, hardcore and hip hop but despite…2012-10-26 17:00:01

Spin posts free Bamboozle mixtape
Spin have posted a free, downloadable 13-song mixtape featuring their "favorite" artists from the upcoming 2010 edition of The Bamboozle. The songlist includes tracks by fun.,
The Joy Formidable,
Motion City Soundtrack,
Title Fight,…2010-04-29 14:30:06

25 bands added to Bamboozle, 5 added to Bamboozle ChicagoThe Bamboozle has confirmed 25 additions to the upcoming 2010 New Jersey edition of the festival. The additions include The Letter Black,
Honor Bright,
Kicking Daisies,
MoneyBrother,
Take One Car,
To Write A Riot,
Naenia,
The Nightlife,
Civilian,
Score 24,
Eric & The Sliders,
Foxy Shazam,
The Dig,
The Joy Formidable,
Death on Two Wheels,
All Out,
Lovedrug,
The Morning Of,
The Band Eclypse,
Canyon,
Dylan Owen,
Evazan,…2010-04-16 18:00:02

Weezer, Paramore to headline Bamboozle next yearWeezer and Paramore are the first two acts announced for The Bamboozle 2010. The bands will headline the event set for May 1st and 2nd at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ.
Tickets go on-sale this Friday here.…2009-12-01 11:30:01

Police incident after Bambooble RoadshowA number of you wrote in with news about an incident involving the police after the Bamboozle Roadshow date in Philadelphia. According to the account of JD Perry of Valencia (which has since been removed):
The bands pulled their van in the back alley to load out as the usual process, the South Street bike cops came through the alley, yelling at the bands to move their vans because they were not allowed to park. The bands asked the cops if they could have a few extra minutes so they…2009-04-28 14:00:01